Saturday, March 01, 2008

me(book)me

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).2.Open the book to page123.3.Find the fifth sentence.4.Post the next three sentences.5.Tag five people

Someone who, for preference, was a big strapping lad but short on brains. Someone who would do what he was told.The biggest of the three now fleeing the dragonlands might do.

The book from which that passage came wasn't the nearest to me, as that honour belongs to some Tori Amos claptrap on the diningroom table. However, as the claptrap isn't mine, I chose to reach for one that was. And the lucky book is:

It's the first book in line on the fourth shelf down of my bookcase. In fact, it's from the first book shelf, as the top three shelves are filled with CDs. I haven't read this book in years, although, it has now become a contender for the First Book Read This Year, as I haven't actually finished any other book yet. I think it'll be interesting to compare Mr Pratchett's writing from then, 1983, to now, 2006 (I know it's 2008, but I don't have any books he's written from this year, probably because he hasn't finished writing one yet).

I'll let you know once I've finished.

Oh, I'm not going to tag anyone because I do a lot of that normally, anyway. So, if you fancy taking this meme, please do!

Actually, I went through a bit of a meh-phase with them, too. I used to buy the hardbacks, but wasn't totally enamoured with Soul Music and Men At Arms so I returned to the cheaper paperbacks (except for Carpe Jugulum which I couldn't wait to read - Fantastic!). The later ones, from Night Watch onwards, have really drawn me back into the DiscWorld.

Dinah: I'm angling for a digital camera for my birthday - which is this month, people - so I'll see what I can do if I get one.

And can figure out how it works.

And can get the pictures into the Demon Box.

T-Bird: Wait a minute! Are you obtaining memes from other blogs?

MJ: Because I can't read it. I leant it out to some of the boys and couldn't open the pages when I got it back.Those tricksters must have glued the pages together...

Oh, I was in a bookshop at the central station the other day looking for a new book, and I saw they had a whole bookcase with Terry Pratchett books. I thought I'd heard of him and then I thought maybe not. Left without a book.

Explicator

We are a witch. I say 'We are' because there are four of us in this one body. Although, technically, only two of us are proper witches: myself, Inexplicable DeVice, and my SubConscious. The other two are witches by proxy: The Host (who shall remain nameless due to the nature of his work) who supplies his body for interaction in the physical world, and his SubConscious - a stubborn and contrary piece of work if ever I shared a body with one. Together, we are a formidable foe with various collectable accessories (all sold separately. Contents and colour may vary. Not suitable for children under the age of 3. No, 5. Actually, make that 8. Oh sod it, 16. And that's my final offer). Now bugger off. I'm busy!